Ranking tables
Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance | Global
United Arab Emirates
Rankings overview for Lawyers
Adil Hussain Baker McKenzie LLP15 Years Ranked
Anzal Mohammed A&O Shearman18 Years Ranked
Ayman A Khaleq Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP18 Years Ranked
Bilal Ahmad A&O Shearman13 Years Ranked
Debashis Dey White & Case LLP18 Years Ranked- Mohammed Paracha Norton Rose Fulbright15 Years Ranked
Paul McViety DLA Piper Middle East LLP8 Years Ranked
Qasim Aslam Dentons10 Years Ranked
Qudeer Latif Clifford Chance LLP18 Years Ranked- Rahail Ali Hogan Lovells (Middle East) LLP21 Years Ranked
Rizwan H Kanji Akin17 Years Ranked- Shibeer Ahmed Greenberg Traurig Limited18 Years Ranked
Victoria Mesquita Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP4 Years Ranked
All Lawyers profiles
Spotlight
- Adil Hussain
Baker McKenzie LLP | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2025 | Spotlight | 15 Years RankedAdil Hussain is global head of Islamic finance and is based in Dubai. He frequently acts for borrowers on murabaha as well as assisting lenders with cross-border financings and refinancings. He is also well versed in acquisition finance and syndicated lending.
- Anzal Mohammed
A&O Shearman | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2025 | Spotlight | 18 Years RankedAnzal Mohammed is widely regarded as a leading Islamic finance lawyer, most significantly in the field of sukuk. He is much esteemed for his work advising issuers, arrangers and dealers on Tier 1 issuances. - Ayman A Khaleq
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2025 | Spotlight | 18 Years RankedAyman Khaleq of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius is a highly experienced Islamic finance lawyer who is especially adept at sukuk. He is also capable of acting on murabaha and Islamic investment funds. He splits his time between Dubai and Los Angeles.Key sectorsFinancial Services|Sport|Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) - Bilal AhmadA&O Shearman | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2025 | Spotlight | 13 Years RankedBilal Ahmad is highly regarded for his capabilities in sukuk, often acting on Tier 1 issuances containing dual Islamic and conventional structures. He is equally experienced in acting for issuers and underwriters. He is particularly adept at advising major regional financial institutions on debut issuances.
- Debashis Dey
White & Case LLP | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2025 | Spotlight | 18 Years RankedDebashis Dey acts on a wide range of Sharia-compliant financings, including project and acquisition finance. He has particular expertise in handling Sukuk transactions.
- Mohammed ParachaNorton Rose Fulbright | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2025 | Spotlight | 15 Years RankedMohammed Paracha is a highly distinguished lawyer in Islamic finance. He regularly acts for clients in the real estate sector on Shari'a-compliant facilities, as well as advising on regulatory matters.
- Paul McViety
DLA Piper Middle East LLP | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2025 | Spotlight | 8 Years RankedPaul McViety heads the firm's Islamic finance practice from Dubai and is capable of advising on conventional and Sharia-compliant transactions. He is an especially well-regarded lawyer for syndicated finance, project finance and sukuk.
- Qasim Aslam
Dentons | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2025 | Spotlight | 10 Years RankedQasim Aslam is a market leader in Islamic finance. He is especially acclaimed for his experience in murabaha facilities and conventional/Islamic hybrid transactions. - Qudeer Latif
Clifford Chance LLP | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2025 | Spotlight | 18 Years RankedQudeer Latif heads Clifford Chance's Islamic finance practice from Dubai and is widely considered to be a leading lawyer in that field. He excels in murabaha and Shari'a-compliant project finance, and is also highly commended for sukuk, acting on debut issuances as well as Shari'a-compliant derivatives. - Rahail Ali
Hogan Lovells (Middle East) LLP | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2025 | Spotlight | 21 Years RankedRahail Ali is managing partner of Hogan Lovells' Dubai office and a highly esteemed lawyer in Islamic finance. He demonstrates particular strengths in Sharia-compliant project finance, including for IPPs and IWPs.
- Rizwan H Kanji
Akin | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2025 | Spotlight | 17 Years RankedRizwan Kanji is a highly skilled lawyer based in Akin's Dubai office who is active in both conventional and Sharia-compliant DCM work. He is especially well respected for his sukuk practice, which sees him advise many major regional financial institutions.
- Shibeer Ahmed
Greenberg Traurig Limited | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2025 | Spotlight | 18 Years RankedShibeer Ahmed of Greenberg Traurig is a highly regarded lawyer who excels in both conventional and Islamic finance, often advising borrowers on hybrid structures. He frequently acts on financings in the real estate and oil and gas sectors, with notable capabilities in project and acquisition finance.
- Victoria MesquitaCurtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP | Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance2025 | Spotlight | 4 Years Ranked
Victoria Mesquita of Curtis adeptly advises clients on the full spectrum of Sharia-compliant finance instruments, in addition to being well versed in hybrid structures. Her expertise ranges from finance facilities to sukuk and high-yield capital markets products.